''La Presse'', founded in 1934, is a large-circulation

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daily newspaper published in Tunis, Tunisia.

History

''La Presse de Tunisie'' was founded in 1934 by

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, a Tunisian and French Jewish doctor and lawyer, born in Tunisia, who went on to become the owner of the daily newspaper ''

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''. The paper, based in Tunis, was close to the

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. Its sister paper is Arabic newspaper ''Assahafah''. Before the

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''La Presse de Tunisie'' was published by a state-owned publishing company. As a result of these protests, the newspaper transformed from being seen as propaganda for

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's government to having editorial independence from the government. However, the owner of the daily is the government of Tunisia, more specifically the state-owned company SNIPE. In addition, the president of the paper, Mohammad Nejib Ouerghi, worked for state-owned newspapers before the deportion of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

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''La Presse de Tunisie''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Presse de Tunisie French-language newspapers published in Tunisia Publications established in 1934 Mass media in Tunis 1934 establishments in Tunisia

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